Gentoo Linux

[Gregory J. Neumann]

Well, "just for fun", I decided to try to install Gentoo Linux last night, got the 
iso's but decided to do the "from scratch" method.  Sure wish it had a kernel that 
would recognize dual processors!   I also wouldn't recommend it w/o a high speed 
connection!  The easiest way to install is to run the install in one console and 
<Alt><Fx> to another console to "less" the install.txt and follow along.  Even I 
was able to do it, but it was LONG!  I gave up, monstly cause I needed the computer 
for other things.  It probably goes faster if I just took the stuff from the CD.  
The installation is >NOT< for somebody expecting / wanting Mandrake or RedHat type 
install.  Just about any distro you can name is more "newbie friendly"!  8-O  But 
... documentation (install.txt) is pretty good, and once the process starts, it 
goes pretty smoothly.  It uses the SysV init setup, which I persoanlly don't like -
(Slackware Rulz! ;-) ).  I haven't tried Linux From Scratch, so I can't compare 
that.  FWIW, just some first impressions.
-Greg

> I have to say that as I read Gentoo's marketing info on their home page, I was
> left wondering, why wouldn't you just use LFS?  It appeared they wanted to
> create a distro for coders so you really knew what was happening, same
> principle as Linux From Scratch (I finally freed up memory so I shoudl be able
> to build a LFS machine inthe next 2-3 weeks...)
> 
> Just an opinion
> 
> JJN
> > Yes, it is perfectly acceptable  by the terms of GNU copyleft, but that
> > still doesn't make it right.  If I did nothing but collected what is needed
> > to build a 'basic' Linux box, with no appreciable additions, I would feel
> > like a heel by charging for that, regardless that 'my time is money'.
> >
> 
> 
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